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Hong Kong’s Sovereignty

A symbol of China's colonial suffering and humiliation

After 150 years of British rule, 1 July 1997 saw the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China. This final programme of a four-part series looks at how Hong Kong symbolises China's modern history of colonial suffering and humiliation, and how that history explains much of modern China's urge to succeed.

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13 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project